Using entries to cultivate immortality in chaotic times

Under the empowerment of 9.8 billion merit points, he found it hard to believe how fast his movement technique could be. The scholar's sword definitely couldn't catch up to him. He was sure he'd need a lot of defensive magical treasures to handle it; otherwise, with such speed, he was afraid he wouldn't be able to control himself and might end up crashing to his death.

This wasn't an impossible occurrence.

In fact, one could say there was a high probability of it happening.

In the end,

As the ten breaths were about to end, he chose the "Merit Protection" entry. Not too shabby; he was quite satisfied with it. Although this entry didn't seem of much use now, when he broke through to a higher realm later and faced the Heavenly Tribulation, it would show its true value.

It could be considered a long-term entry.

After selecting the entry,

Chen Qiu, who was standing on the mountain peak behind Chao Tian Sect, finally got up, stretched his muscles and bones, and pondered whether to go out for a stroll.

Though Chao Tian Sect was a small world of its own with nice scenery,

it couldn't withstand those two peculiar flowers that released resentful energy and demonic qi every day, casting a gloomy atmosphere over Chao Tian Sect. Although it had no effect on the body, it always felt less sunny. It seemed better to go out and enjoy the sunlight.

"Hmm,"

After pondering for a while, Chen Qiu decided to go out for breakfast and see if "Xiangyang City" had any special morning dishes to offer, as dawn had just arrived.

...

Xiangyang City, at a food stall.

Chen Qiu and his companions sat at a stall specializing in lamb shaomai, a local delicacy found only in Xiangyang City throughout Da Xia Country. In other provinces, the shaomai was mostly made of glutinous rice.

Only in Xiangyang City was there a tradition of eating lamb shaomai.

"Not bad."

Chen Qiu took out a handkerchief to wipe off the grease at the corner of his mouth. He didn't eat much—trying just a few to savor the taste was enough. The flavor was quite distinct from Hai Province's glutinous rice seafood shaomai, with no clear winner in terms of taste; he enjoyed both.

After his stroll, it was time to continue cultivating.

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In the blink of an eye, ten days had swiftly passed by.

During these days, Chen Qiu, who had been sitting cross-legged on the bed in a guest room at an inn in Xiangyang City, turned his head towards the window and saw the dawn breaking in the sky, exhaling a long breath of turbid air.

He had been rigorously cultivating day and night over the ten days.

Whenever a Golden Core Heavenly Dao Cultivation Pill was credited to his account, he would absorb its medicinal essence to enhance his cultivation. When without the pills, he would refine his fine control over Divine Sense and Spiritual Energy.

Finally,

Until this morning, he had successfully broken through to the eighth level of Golden Core!

"The speed seems to be much faster than I anticipated,"

Chen Qiu looked at the cultivation progress panel within his Dantian, pondering. He had been worried whether he would be able to break through to Golden Core Peak Great Perfection before the opening of the Heavenly Pride Path in a year's time.

He didn't want to be beaten up for having a low cultivation level when the time came.

Unexpectedly, in less than a month, he had already reached the eighth level of Golden Core.

With this progress, what he should be considering now was not whether he could reach Golden Core Peak Great Perfection before the opening of the Heavenly Pride Path but whether he might directly breakthrough to Nascent Soul before it began.

That would render him unable to participate, as the Heavenly Pride Path was only open to cultivators with a Nascent Soul cultivation level or below.

"That seems a bit unfair,"

He shook his head.

Golden Core heavenly prides were still heavenly prides; wasn't he still one if he became a Nascent Soul heavenly pride?

It's illogical.

Not dwelling on it further, he introspected the panel shrouded in mist within himself.

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"Cultivation has surged, officially stepping into the eighth level of Golden Core."

"Please choose one of the three random entries below within ten breaths."

1:

"Entry name": Burning with Jealousy.

"Entry level": Green.

"Entry effect": The attacks you inflict on cultivators with a Taoist couple will receive a slight damage bonus.

2:

"Entry name": Life Spirit Conversion.

"Entry level": Yellow.

"Entry effect": When your Spiritual Energy is depleted, you can use your lifespan to cast spells in place of Spiritual Energy.

3:

"Entry name": Adding Fuel to the Fire.

"Entry level": Yellow.

"Entry effect": Your Ice Magic spells will receive an enhancement.

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"..."

Chen Qiu's expression was somewhat speechless. He couldn't believe that with his Golden Core eighth level cultivation, he could still randomly encounter a green entry, a common find for Foundation Establishment cultivators. Had he not looked at the almanac today? He felt his luck was a bit off.

Before choosing an entry in the future, he'd better check the almanac first.

The first two entries were of no use, so there was no need to consider them. Just pick the last entry.

Forget it.

Just as he was about to continue his cultivation, he suddenly heard a commotion from within the small world; it was the shopkeeper calling for him.

Although somewhat puzzled, he still moved his thoughts and appeared within Chao Tian Sect.

...

Chao Tian Sect, outside the disciple dormitory.

Chen Qiu looked at the middle-aged shopkeeper whose face was so pale it was frightening, with horrifying red blood vessels filling his eyes, and couldn't help but shake his head resignedly while passing over a few Healing Pills, "Shopkeeper, there was no need for such haste, take it slowly."

"Didn't I say it was okay if it took three to five years to open the storage ring?"

"I'm kind of worried you might drop dead suddenly."

This man was now his precious asset; many storage ring prohibitions couldn't be broken by others but this man could manage.

Where others failed to break the prohibitions, this man could; where others succeeded, this man was even faster.

"I've broken through!"

Although the middle-aged shopkeeper's complexion was extremely pale, his eyes revealed a terrifying excitement, "I had an epiphany last night, suddenly had an epiphany, ha ha ha ha ha, Young Master, quick, take a look!"

"Oh?"

Chen Qiu's eyes showed a hint of surprise. It was a task they said would take three to five years, yet after just more than a dozen days, it had been broken through?